Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the 12th BRICS Summit hosted by Russia on November 17. This year’s theme is ‘Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth. The summit is being held in the backdrop of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting will be held in a virtual format," MEA said. Also read WHO in talks with Russian institute on Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccineIndia will be taking over the chairship of the BRICS, which would be the third BRICS Presidency for India since its inception, after 2012 and 2016, and will host the 13th BRICS Summit in 2021, the statement said.

Source: dna November 17, 2020 01:04 UTC